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Apathy.net - aggregated feeds in category Business FeedenGlobal Voices - Business Feed: Russia’s Best News Portal Decimatedhttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/12/russias-best-news-portal-decimated/
<div id="attachment_461984" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 800px"><img class="size-large wp-image-461984" alt="So ends an era for Russian news portal, Lenta.ru. Image mixed by author." src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lentadark-800x225.jpg" width="800" height="225" /><p class="wp-caption-text">So ends an era for Russian news portal Lenta.ru. Image mixed by author.</p></div>
<p>Galina Timchenko, long-time chief editor of Russia’s most popular news website, Lenta.ru, lost her job today. Following government censors’ second <a href="http://rkn.gov.ru/docs/Preduprezhdenie_12032014.pdf">official warning</a> to Lenta.ru in less than twelve months (a legal pretext for revoking the outlet’s media license), owner Alexander Mamut suddenly fired Timchenko, replacing her with Alexey Goreslavsky, who in the past has managed several pro-Kremlin media projects. The staff at Lenta.ru responded with a <a href="http://lenta.ru/info/posts/statement/">public letter</a> of protest, published on the site’s splash page, which another news website, Slon.ru, <a href="http://slon.ru/fast/russia/bolshaya-chast-sotrudnikov-lenty-ru-uvolnyaetsya-vsled-za-glavnym-redaktorom-1069516.xhtml">claims</a> is a letter of mass resignations. Individually, several of Lenta.ru’s most celebrated journalists, including Ilya Azar (still reporting from Crimea), have indicated on Twitter and Facebook that they <a href="https://www.facebook.com/iazar/posts/10153950168390424">refuse to work under Goreslavsky</a>.</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/12/russias-best-news-portal-decimated/">read more</a></p>
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:27:05 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Russia’s Best News Portal Decimatedhttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/12/russias-best-news-portal-decimated/
<div id="attachment_461984" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 800px"><img class="size-large wp-image-461984" alt="So ends an era for Russian news portal, Lenta.ru. Image mixed by author." src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lentadark-800x225.jpg" width="800" height="225" /><p class="wp-caption-text">So ends an era for Russian news portal Lenta.ru. Image mixed by author.</p></div>
<p>Galina Timchenko, long-time chief editor of Russia’s most popular news website, Lenta.ru, lost her job today. Following government censors’ second <a href="http://rkn.gov.ru/docs/Preduprezhdenie_12032014.pdf">official warning</a> to Lenta.ru in less than twelve months (a legal pretext for revoking the outlet’s media license), owner Alexander Mamut suddenly fired Timchenko, replacing her with Alexey Goreslavsky, who in the past has managed several pro-Kremlin media projects. The staff at Lenta.ru responded with a <a href="http://lenta.ru/info/posts/statement/">public letter</a> of protest, published on the site’s splash page, which another news website, Slon.ru, <a href="http://slon.ru/fast/russia/bolshaya-chast-sotrudnikov-lenty-ru-uvolnyaetsya-vsled-za-glavnym-redaktorom-1069516.xhtml">claims</a> is a letter of mass resignations. Individually, several of Lenta.ru’s most celebrated journalists, including Ilya Azar (still reporting from Crimea), have indicated on Twitter and Facebook that they <a href="https://www.facebook.com/iazar/posts/10153950168390424">refuse to work under Goreslavsky</a>.</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/12/russias-best-news-portal-decimated/">read more</a></p>
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:27:05 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: The Land of Fires, Italy's “Gateway to Hell”http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/12/the-land-of-fires-italys-gateway-to-hell/
<p style="text-align: justify;">2014 began with renewed concern about pollution in a part of the Italian territory known as the &#8220;<a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_dei_fuochi">Terra dei fuochi</a>&#8221; (Land of Fires) [All links lead to Italian-language web pages unless otherwise noted]. In this area, which is located between Naples and Caserta, the <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecomafia">Ecomafia</a> has been&nbsp;disposing of toxic waste for years.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Since the &#39;80s a union of interests&nbsp;between the Camorra (an organized crime group active mainly in Naples and the surrounding region of Campania), the industrialists and the Neapolitan and Campania political class has poisoned this part of Italy, which is amongst the most beautiful areas in the country. The blogger, Enzo Ciacco,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lettera43.it/cronaca/ecomafia-terra-dei-fuochi-10-punti-per-capire-la-strage_43675119179.htm">writes</a> on lettera43.it:</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/12/the-land-of-fires-italys-gateway-to-hell/">read more</a></p>
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:51:56 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Macedonian Students Campaign Against Unlivable Conditions in Dormitorieshttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/11/macedonian-students-campaign-against-unlivable-conditions-in-dormitories/
<p>Macedonian students demanding better life conditions in public university dormitories published a blog entitled <a href="http://ostudentski.wordpress.com/%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0/">&#8220;Operacija studentski&#8221;</a> [mk] (&#8220;Operation Dorm&#8221;) displaying photos of everyday life in the facilities and urging students to contribute. Many of the photos show highly inadequate living conditions in the student dormitories.</p>
<p>The blog and photos have gained much visibility on social networks, as many social media users react to the inactivity of the official student organizations sanctioned by the state. Prompted by &#8220;Operation Dorm&#8221;, many other students have also taken to social networks to post photos of the horrible living conditions in some of the state university dormitories. Since these dormitories are the only ones in the country, the competition to gain beds in them is fierce and mired with suspicions of corruption. </p>
<div id="attachment_461621" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 400px"><a href="http://ostudentski.wordpress.com/%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0/"><img src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2013-11-23-19-08-44-400x300.jpg" alt="Dormitory reception with signs &quot;There&#039;s no hot water, we are fixing the problem&quot; and &quot;Go to your boyfriends&#039; places to take a bath.&quot;" width="400" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-461621" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dormitory reception with signs &#8220;There&#39;s no hot water, we are fixing the problem&#8221; and &#8220;Go to your boyfriends&#8217; places to take a bath.&#8221; Photo by Operacija studentski.</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/11/macedonian-students-campaign-against-unlivable-conditions-in-dormitories/">read more</a></p>
Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:34:00 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Macedonian Students Campaign Against Unlivable Conditions in Dormitorieshttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/11/macedonian-students-campaign-against-unlivable-conditions-in-dormitories/
<p>Macedonian students demanding better life conditions in public university dormitories published a blog entitled <a href="http://ostudentski.wordpress.com/%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0/">&#8220;Operacija studentski&#8221;</a> [mk] (&#8220;Operation Dorm&#8221;) displaying photos of everyday life in the facilities and urging students to contribute. Many of the photos show highly inadequate living conditions in the student dormitories.</p>
<p>The blog and photos have gained much visibility on social networks, as many social media users react to the inactivity of the official student organizations sanctioned by the state. Prompted by &#8220;Operation Dorm&#8221;, many other students have also taken to social networks to post photos of the horrible living conditions in some of the state university dormitories. Since these dormitories are the only ones in the country, the competition to gain beds in them is fierce and mired with suspicions of corruption. </p>
<div id="attachment_461621" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 400px"><a href="http://ostudentski.wordpress.com/%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0/"><img src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2013-11-23-19-08-44-400x300.jpg" alt="Dormitory reception with signs &quot;There&#039;s no hot water, we are fixing the problem&quot; and &quot;Go to your boyfriends&#039; places to take a bath.&quot;" width="400" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-461621" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dormitory reception with signs &#8220;There&#39;s no hot water, we are fixing the problem&#8221; and &#8220;Go to your boyfriends&#8217; places to take a bath.&#8221; Photo by Operacija studentski.</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/11/macedonian-students-campaign-against-unlivable-conditions-in-dormitories/">read more</a></p>
Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:34:00 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Reducing the Gap Between Africa's Rich and Poorhttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/11/reducing-the-gap-between-africas-rich-and-poor/
<p>Thousands of people are demonstrating on the streets to protest against low salaries, the high cost of living and an insufficient state safety net.</p>
<p>A reaction to austerity measures in Greece? Or a follow-up to the Arab Spring? No, these are protests for greater equality in Sub-Saharan Africa, most recently in Burkina Faso.</p>
<p>The widening gap between rich and poor is as troubling in Africa as in the rest of the world. In fact, many Africans believe that inequalities are becoming more marked: A tiny minority is getting richer while the lines of poor people grow out the door. The contrast is all the more striking in Africa since the poverty level has been at a consistently high level for decades, despite the continent&#39;s significant average GDP growth.</p>
<div id="attachment_134454" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 375px"><a href="http://www.luxuo.fr/wp-content/uploads/pelorus-yacht.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-134454" alt="" src="http://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pelorus-yacht-obiang-375x249.jpg" width="375" height="249" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The second most expensive yacht in the world, belonging to the son of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equitorial Guinea &#8211; Public domain</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/11/reducing-the-gap-between-africas-rich-and-poor/">read more</a></p>
Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:57:55 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Reducing the Gap Between Africa's Rich and Poorhttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/11/reducing-the-gap-between-africas-rich-and-poor/
<p>Thousands of people are demonstrating on the streets to protest against low salaries, the high cost of living and an insufficient state safety net.</p>
<p>A reaction to austerity measures in Greece? Or a follow-up to the Arab Spring? No, these are protests for greater equality in Sub-Saharan Africa, most recently in Burkina Faso.</p>
<p>The widening gap between rich and poor is as troubling in Africa as in the rest of the world. In fact, many Africans believe that inequalities are becoming more marked: A tiny minority is getting richer while the lines of poor people grow out the door. The contrast is all the more striking in Africa since the poverty level has been at a consistently high level for decades, despite the continent&#39;s significant average GDP growth.</p>
<div id="attachment_134454" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 375px"><a href="http://www.luxuo.fr/wp-content/uploads/pelorus-yacht.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-134454" alt="" src="http://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pelorus-yacht-obiang-375x249.jpg" width="375" height="249" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The second most expensive yacht in the world, belonging to the son of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equitorial Guinea &#8211; Public domain</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/11/reducing-the-gap-between-africas-rich-and-poor/">read more</a></p>
Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:57:55 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: China's Tencent to Step Up Competition With JD.com Stakehttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/10/chinas-tencent-to-step-up-competition-with-jd-com-stake/
<p>Tencent,&nbsp;Asia’s largest Internet company, is poised to buy a 16-percent stake in China’s leading online retailer JD.com, according to Chinese media reports, a big move in China’s e-commerce market. The official&nbsp;<a href="http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2014-03-07/07209219930.shtml">announcement</a>&nbsp;is expected next week.</p>
<p>The move is widely viewed as a strategic collaboration to shore up the two parties against their common competitor Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce company.</p>
<p>Tencent is best known for its WeChat messaging service, which has more than 272 million monthly active users, mainly in China. It had appointed Barclays bank to advise it on a potential purchase of JD.com shares, the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304071004579408153565883402" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> reported last month.</p>
<p>The company could<a href="http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2014-03-07/18369221934.shtml" target="_blank"> merge</a> its less popular e-commerce services Buy.qq.com and Yixun.com with JD.com, China’s second-largest online retailer, in return for the latter’s stock. JD.com would benefit from Tencent’s huge social network traffic, especially through WeChat, to help it compete with Alibaba. JD.com’s founder Richard Liu would still hold over half of the voting rights.</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/10/chinas-tencent-to-step-up-competition-with-jd-com-stake/">read more</a></p>
Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:44:08 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Keep Calm. Singapore is the Most Expensive City in the World…For Expatshttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/07/keep-calm-singapore-is-the-most-expensive-city-in-the-world-for-expats/
<p><div id="attachment_461181" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 800px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlann/7242045072/sizes/c/"><img src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/marina.jpg" alt="Marina Bay. Flickr photo by Nicolas Lannuzel (CC License)" width="800" height="534" class="size-full wp-image-461181" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Marina Bay. Flickr photo by Nicolas Lannuzel (CC License)</p></div>Singapore was recently <a href="http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/03/cost-of-living-expats-vs-locals/">rated</a> by the Economist Intelligence Unit as the most expensive city in the world. But many Singaporeans are disputing the tag which they claim to be misleading and even inaccurate.</p>
<p>The country’s finance minister <a href="http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/singapore-budget-2014-expatriate-living-costs-survey-does-not-reflect-locals-costs?page=0%2C2">clarified</a> that the country’s cost of living continues to be affordable for most Singaporeans:</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/07/keep-calm-singapore-is-the-most-expensive-city-in-the-world-for-expats/">read more</a></p>
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:09:06 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Trinidad & Tobago Carnival in Danger?http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/05/trinidad-tobago-carnival-in-danger/
<p>This year&#39;s <a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/01/a-quick-guide-to-trinidad-tobago-carnival/">Trinidad and Tobago Carnival</a> is practically over, but it has inspired a slew of blog posts &#8211; some <a href="http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/trinidad-and-tobago-carnival-part-7-jouvert-ole-time-mas/?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Trinigourmet+%28TriniGourmet.com%29">explaining various aspects</a> <a href="http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/trinidad-and-tobago-carnival-part-5-carnival-bands/?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Trinigourmet+%28TriniGourmet.com%29">of the celebrations</a>, but others lamenting the state of the festival. </p>
<p>Tony Deyal, writing at <a href="http://www.abengnews.com/2014/03/03/masked-balls-and-jab-jabs/">Abeng News Magazine</a>, described it like this:</p>
<blockquote><p>I am in Trinidad. It is hot and dry. The roads are crowded. The murder rate is high. The nights are noisy. It is a silly season beyond reason, adequate description and financial sanity. It is Carnival time.</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/05/trinidad-tobago-carnival-in-danger/">read more</a></p>
Wed, 05 Mar 2014 02:39:34 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Trinidad & Tobago Carnival in Danger?http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/05/trinidad-tobago-carnival-in-danger/
<p>This year&#39;s <a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/01/a-quick-guide-to-trinidad-tobago-carnival/">Trinidad and Tobago Carnival</a> is practically over, but it has inspired a slew of blog posts &#8211; some <a href="http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/trinidad-and-tobago-carnival-part-7-jouvert-ole-time-mas/?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Trinigourmet+%28TriniGourmet.com%29">explaining various aspects</a> <a href="http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/trinidad-and-tobago-carnival-part-5-carnival-bands/?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Trinigourmet+%28TriniGourmet.com%29">of the celebrations</a>, but others lamenting the state of the festival. </p>
<p>Tony Deyal, writing at <a href="http://www.abengnews.com/2014/03/03/masked-balls-and-jab-jabs/">Abeng News Magazine</a>, described it like this:</p>
<blockquote><p>I am in Trinidad. It is hot and dry. The roads are crowded. The murder rate is high. The nights are noisy. It is a silly season beyond reason, adequate description and financial sanity. It is Carnival time.</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/05/trinidad-tobago-carnival-in-danger/">read more</a></p>
Wed, 05 Mar 2014 02:39:34 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Dozens of Policemen Watch Hundreds of Macedonians March Against Povertyhttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/05/dozens-of-policemen-watch-hundreds-of-macedonians-march-for-poverty/
<p>As <a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/02/28/macedonians-prepare-to-march-against-poverty-in-skopje/">planned</a>,&nbsp;at exactly 11:55 am,&nbsp;the &#8220;5 (minutes) to 12&#8243; March Against Poverty began at the Parliament in capital city Skopje, on March 1, 2014.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fosim/sets/72157641771669824/">Photos</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://newhive.com/digitalis/skopje">multimedia</a>&nbsp;galleries from the march suggest about a thousand people participated with a high number of police officers cordoning their route.&nbsp;The event ended in an open-air &#8220;Concert for Dignity&#8221; at the&nbsp;Jadran Square.</p>
<p>In Macedonia, ranked among the poorest countries in Europe, every <a href="http://www.fes.org.mk/pdf/MATERIAL%20DEPRIVATION%20eng..pdf">third citizen lives below the poverty line [pdf]</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_460646" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 400px"><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140301_123252.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-460646 " alt="March against Poverty in Skopje, March 1, 2014. Photo F.S. CC-BY." src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140301_123252-400x300.jpg" width="400" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">March Against Poverty in Skopje. Photo by author on March 1, 2014. CC-BY- 2.0</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/05/dozens-of-policemen-watch-hundreds-of-macedonians-march-for-poverty/">read more</a></p>
Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:19:14 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Dozens of Policemen Watch Hundreds of Macedonians March Against Povertyhttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/05/dozens-of-policemen-watch-hundreds-of-macedonians-march-for-poverty/
<p>As <a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/02/28/macedonians-prepare-to-march-against-poverty-in-skopje/">planned</a>,&nbsp;at exactly 11:55 am,&nbsp;the &#8220;5 (minutes) to 12&#8243; March Against Poverty began at the Parliament in capital city Skopje, on March 1, 2014.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fosim/sets/72157641771669824/">Photos</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://newhive.com/digitalis/skopje">multimedia</a>&nbsp;galleries from the march suggest about a thousand people participated with a high number of police officers cordoning their route.&nbsp;The event ended in an open-air &#8220;Concert for Dignity&#8221; at the&nbsp;Jadran Square.</p>
<p>In Macedonia, ranked among the poorest countries in Europe, every <a href="http://www.fes.org.mk/pdf/MATERIAL%20DEPRIVATION%20eng..pdf">third citizen lives below the poverty line [pdf]</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_460646" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 400px"><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140301_123252.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-460646 " alt="March against Poverty in Skopje, March 1, 2014. Photo F.S. CC-BY." src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140301_123252-400x300.jpg" width="400" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">March Against Poverty in Skopje. Photo by author on March 1, 2014. CC-BY- 2.0</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/05/dozens-of-policemen-watch-hundreds-of-macedonians-march-for-poverty/">read more</a></p>
Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:19:14 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Solving Poverty in Malaysiahttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/03/solving-poverty-in-malaysia/
<p>The group Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia is <a href="http://sayaanakbangsamalaysia.net/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=808%3Abr1mless&#038;catid=40%3Atale-in-ten&#038;Itemid=76">pushing</a> for the passage of a Social Inclusion Act to address the problem of poverty in Malaysia:</p>
<blockquote><p>Top-down prescription is not working despite the claims otherwise by the government. For aid to really work, one needs to get into the fine-grain pockets of pain and the ignored because each case is unique. For one it may be about education, for another about a gambling habit or a handicap or of self-esteem. It&#39;s not about opening the money tap per se, but how you distribute and use these funds.</p></blockquote>
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Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:53:15 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Solving Poverty in Malaysiahttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/03/solving-poverty-in-malaysia/
<p>The group Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia is <a href="http://sayaanakbangsamalaysia.net/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=808%3Abr1mless&#038;catid=40%3Atale-in-ten&#038;Itemid=76">pushing</a> for the passage of a Social Inclusion Act to address the problem of poverty in Malaysia:</p>
<blockquote><p>Top-down prescription is not working despite the claims otherwise by the government. For aid to really work, one needs to get into the fine-grain pockets of pain and the ignored because each case is unique. For one it may be about education, for another about a gambling habit or a handicap or of self-esteem. It&#39;s not about opening the money tap per se, but how you distribute and use these funds.</p></blockquote>
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Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:53:15 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Funding Challenges for Scientific Research in France, African Countrieshttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/03/funding-challenges-for-scientific-research-in-france-african-countries/
<p>The importance of the role of scientific research in the economy of the world&#39;s countries is rarely disputed. However this impact is mostly indirect, or direct but with only a long-term impact, due to the benefits of scientific discoveries. So the problem of research profitability in the short- to medium-term remains for many countries.</p>
<p>Research financing follows a variety of rules, with funds coming from the public or private sector. For public research, the French National Research Agency uses a few numbers to explain how <a href="http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid56386/qui-finance-la-recherche.html">research is financed in France</a> [fr]:</p>
<blockquote><p>Les laboratoires de recherche publics sont en partie financés par les crédits budgétaires des universités, des organismes de recherche publics et des agences de financement, dont l&#39;Agence nationale de la recherche (A.N.R.). Ils bénéficient d&#39;autres dotations provenant des régions françaises, des associations caritatives, de l&#39;industrie et de l&#39;Europe. [...] 7 000 projets financés rassemblant plus de 22 000 équipes de recherche publiques et privées entre 2005-2009 et le montant cumulé des financements 2005-2009 est de 3 milliards d&#39;euros.</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/03/funding-challenges-for-scientific-research-in-france-african-countries/">read more</a></p>
Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:22:23 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Trinidad & Tobago: Between Governmentshttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/03/trinidad-tobago-between-governments/
<p>In the context of the number and scale of projects being undertaken via government to government arrangements, <a href="http://afraraymond.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/foreign-affairs/">Afra Raymond</a> explains why Trinidad and Tobago&#39;s current high-level State mission to China is &#8220;a critical issue to delve into.&#8221;</p>
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Mon, 03 Mar 2014 01:28:45 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: In Cuba, Everything Increases Except State Workers’ Salarieshttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/02/in-cuba-everything-increases-except-the-state-workers-salaries/
<div id="attachment_228257" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 600px"><img class="size-full wp-image-228257" alt="Los precios de los productos alimenticios se han incrementado durante los últimos tiempos en Cuba (Foto cortesía de la autora)" src="http://es.globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013-08-30-14.45.59.jpg" width="600" height="400" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The price of food products has been increasing in Cuba, while workers&#8217; wages remain unchanged. (Photo courtesy of the author.)</p></div>
<p>The recently finalized congress of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers'_Central_Union_of_Cuba">Workers&#8217; Central Union of Cuba</a> (CTC), the only organization of its kind in the country, concluded with the confirmation that unless there is an increase in productivity, there will be no increase in the salaries of Cuban state workers.</p>
<p>In Cuba, the median salary of state workers stands at 15 dollars per month, according to the exchange rate of Cuba&#39;s national currency. Meanwhile, the cost of living has increased in recent years, after the implementation of economic measures such as the elimination of certain food products from the basic food basket subsidized by the State. In addition, there has been a significant increase in food prices in the private market.</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/02/in-cuba-everything-increases-except-the-state-workers-salaries/">read more</a></p>
Sun, 02 Mar 2014 22:37:17 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: The Sustainable Fishing Practices of Dhivehi Reef Fishermenhttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/02/28/the-sustainable-fishing-practices-of-dhivehi-reef-fishermen/
<p>Maldivian blogger <a href="http://ehentha.tumblr.com/post/74264317473/the-sustainable-fishing-practices-of-dhivehi-reef">Hani Amir</a> writes about the traditional fishing methods of the reef fishermen of Maldives which include catching tons of fish with their hands, instead of nets or rods. The bloggers also sheds light on how they are being exploited by greedy resort owners who tries to exploit them by not paying what they deserve.</p>
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Fri, 28 Feb 2014 23:53:22 +0000Global Voices - Business Feed: Macedonians Prepare to March Against Poverty in Skopjehttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/02/28/macedonians-prepare-to-march-against-poverty-in-skopje/
<p>Macedonia is one of Europe&#39;s poorest countries, with an estimated 30 percent of the population <a href="http://www.fes.org.mk/pdf/MATERIAL%20DEPRIVATION%20eng..pdf">living in poverty</a> and a similar percentage of its people are out of work. The country even ranked as the most miserable in the world on <a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/01/daily-chart-0">The Economist&#39;s 2012 Misery Index</a>, which ranks countries by unemployment rate plus inflation rate.</p>
<p>Two Macedonian non-governmental organizations, Platform Against Poverty and 8th of September, are trying to do something about it. They are organizing a March Against Poverty in the capital city Skopje for March 1, 2014 at 11:55 under the symbolic title &#8220;5 minutes to 12.&#8221;</p>
<p>The march is being organized and promoted through a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/242941639210631/">Facebook event page</a> and a <a title="" href="http://5do12.kauza.mk">blog</a> by the same name, as well as under hashtags <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%235%D0%B4%D0%BE12&amp;src=typd">#5??12</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%235do12&amp;src=typd">#5do12</a> on Twitter. It will end&nbsp;in an open air concert dubbed the Concert for Dignity.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/02/28/macedonians-prepare-to-march-against-poverty-in-skopje/">read more</a></p>
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